Babylonean tablet describes Pythagorean Theorem 1000 years before Pythagoras

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I had to do that damn theorem in Fortran many, many moons ago. On punch cards no less.
 
What? Pythagorus didn't cite his invention!?
 
Just like Columbus was not the first European to discover the New World, but he is responsible for it's establishment.
 
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